Diamonds videos

[Dweller_Benthos]

Here's the diamond videos I did. Four parts, combined length of 23 minutes or so. I just didn't think to make them as individual clips, that would've been a lot easier. D'oh!

North part one:

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North part two:

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South part one:

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South part two:

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Sorry about how dark some of them are, it seems the HDR doesn't translate well, I'll have to try turning that off next time I take vids.

Oh yeah, there's also some of the more obscure gold AK-47s in there, along with some car hopping, and boat juggling, just for fun.

[PZ]

Nice w@&k D_B!  There are glider diamonds I've not been able to find before that should be much easier to get to after watching the vids.  8)

[Art Blade]

Very interesting stuff there, D_B. I was just thinking, you showed me places I must have totally missed when I came through those areas. I mean, especially that shack with the golden AK47, that's apparently right next to a road which I don't remember to ever have used... funny that. :)

A sidenote, I have just finished watching those diamond-vids and before that those trainer vids. I think I'll give that a try myself. The stuff you did with it made me chuckle and I thought to myself, look, there really are peeps out there who are at least as crazy as I  ;D

Good w@&k there, thanks for all that and the time you spent doing it

[Dweller_Benthos]

Thanks everyone. I think I'll re-do the diamond vids with more brightness and each one a separate file, make them easier to link to the maps.

[Dweller_Benthos]

I've started to make a new set of videos, each diamond in a single vid this time. New vid capture technique as well, that's a lot less hassle. I still have to tweak the brightness settings in the game to make the deep shadow ones visible on video though.

Anyway, here's the first one, the big rock near the North Railyard

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[JRD]

Excellent videos D_B.
The zoom in your current position is a great idea. Very haelpfull to users to see where you are.

[Dweller_Benthos]

Yeah, I just figured out that technique last night. Pinnacle Studio can do lots of things I never bothered to look at. I just need to pause with the map out a little longer to give the zoom more time to look at the map. Otherwise, it's pretty useless to have the map out since you can't really see what it's showing on a youtube video.

[JRD]

Oh... that pinnacle thing!!
You asked me to upload a video I was having trouble to convert to a format recognized by youtube and windows media player.
I just forgot what post it was in, so I'll reply here instead!!
The video is about 700 MB, so I'm also having trouble uploading it to rapidshare or megaupload
Its just a video of some gameplay, nothing too cool to bother with and besides, I figured out what I was doing wrong so never mind about that!
Thanks though for stepping up to it, I appreciate

[PZ]

I have Pinnacle Studio also - never really thought of using it for this kind of thing - have mainly processed TV shows, etc - thanks for the tip D_B.  It looks like I'll need to make a list of the diamond videos that I need to add to the maps!  :)

[Dweller_Benthos]

North of Sediko, the rock hop & hang glider

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[Dweller_Benthos]

Diamond West Of Crash Site - hang glider only - pretty sure there's no other way.

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[Dweller_Benthos]

Diamond Under Goka Falls - had to crank the gamma & brightness and reduce contrast a lot to get this one to be visible on youtube, so it almost looks like black & white

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[JRD]

Great videos D_B. The one in Goka Falls is quite bright indeed, but I think i's how it should be so if someone is having trouble finding a diamond, it will be helpfull!

[DKM2]

You know the glider one I hate is the Weelegol Village one, where you have to steer your way around cliff to the other side.

[PZ]

Fantastic w@&k D_B,

Will get to adding to the maps as soon as all the rest of the forums bugs are worked out.

[JRD]

My bullet proof head is back......phew... thanks PZ  ;D

[PZ]

My pleasure JRD,
I was thinking that it is a good thing that the mercs on FC2 don't have a gizmo like that or my all time fav, the 6P9 would be useless!

[Dweller_Benthos]

Here's the one in Petro Sahel

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[Dweller_Benthos]

The Goka Falls one, rock hop (much easier) and hang glider:

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[Dweller_Benthos]

The Fort

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[Dweller_Benthos]

The easy one between the Slaughter House & Fresh Fish

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[JRD]

Great vids D_B....
I know I've collect all diamonds in Leboa but watch your vids just to see how you get there!

[PZ]

Because I've collected little to none of the diamonds you illustrate D_B, I greatly appreciate the w@&k that you've done!  In fact, I've tried to find some of the gliders (like the one near the northern rail yard), but gave up until I saw your clips.

[retiredgord]

D_B, great vids. It looks so easy when you collect them.  They were all particularly hard with the gliders, but the one at Goka falls when you ran along the rocks was the best.  I tried that 50 times until finally tried the gliders successfuly and that ended being the second to last when I went back to the North to finish getting all the diamonds.  Again great w@&k in showing us that they are attainable.

[DKM2]

Ahhh, you got the Gorka Falls rock hopping one, I was wondering if you tried it.  nice vid.